Question 1

How much spending money is a Medicaid nursing home resident allowed to keep each month in New York?

Accepted Answer

New York's Nursing Home Resident Personal Needs Allowance is $50 per month - the amount a Medicaid-funded nursing home resident is permitted to keep from their own income for personal expenses, with the rest going toward the cost of their care. According to the NY State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), this figure has been unchanged since the 1980s, and NYSOFA notes that 33 other states currently pay a higher PNA, ranging from $52 to $200.

Question 2

What is the MLTC special income standard for Long Island and why does it matter for Medicaid home care?

Accepted Answer

The special income standard for housing expenses, available to certain individuals enrolled in a Managed Long Term Care plan, varies by NYSDOH region - for the Long Island region specifically, it is $1,701.00. This regional figure is higher than most upstate regions (for comparison, the Central New York region's is $426 and the Western region's is $341), reflecting Long Island's higher housing costs, and remains in effect until updated federal poverty levels are published.

Question 3

How much does assisted living cost in New York State?

Accepted Answer

According to CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey, the median cost of an assisted living community (private one-bedroom) in New York State is $225 per day, or about $7,110 per month and $85,320 per year. This is a statewide median - CareScout's published state-level data tables do not break out a separate Long Island or metro New York figure.

Question 4

What does a nursing home cost per day in New York?

Accepted Answer

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey puts the New York State median at $511 per day ($15,528/month, $186,333/year) for a semi-private room and $550 per day ($16,729/month, $200,750/year) for a private room, both based on 365 days of care. These are statewide figures; CareScout does not publish a separate Long Island-specific nursing home rate.

Question 5

How much does hourly in-home caregiving cost in New York?

Accepted Answer

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey reports a New York State median of $35 per hour for what it now calls non-medical caregiver services, a category that merged the formerly separate homemaker services and home health aide categories in 2025 due to price convergence. Based on a 44-hour week, that works out to roughly $6,673 per month or $80,080 per year. Private duty nursing, a higher-acuity service, runs a New York State median of $120 per hour.

Community	Care type	Address	County
The Bristal at Bethpage	Assisted Living	1075 Stewart Avenue Bethpage, OH 11714	Nassau
The Bristal at East Meadow	Assisted Living	40 Merrick Avenue East Meadow, OH 11554	Nassau
The Bristal at Garden City	Assisted Living	1001 Axinn Avenue Garden City, OH 11530	Nassau
The Bristal at Jericho	Assisted Living	310 Jericho Turnpike Jericho, OH 11753	Nassau
The Bristal at Lake Success	Assisted Living	69 North Service Road Lake Success, OH 11020	Nassau
The Bristal at Lynbrook	Assisted Living	8 Freer Street Lynbrook, OH 11563	Nassau
The Bristal at Massapequa	Assisted Living	400 County Line Road Massapequa, OH 11758	Nassau
The Bristal at North Hills	Assisted Living	99 South Service Road North Hills, OH 11040	Nassau
The Bristal at North Woodmere	Assisted Living	477 Hungry Harbor Road North Woodmere, OH 11581	Nassau
The Bristal at Westbury	Assisted Living	117 Post Avenue Westbury, OH 11590	Nassau
The Bristal at East Northport	Assisted Living	760 Larkfield Road East Northport, OH 11731	Suffolk
The Bristal at Holtsville	Assisted Living	5535 Express Drive North Holtsville, OH 11742	Suffolk
The Bristal at Lake Grove	Assisted Living	2995 Middle Country Road Lake Grove, OH 11755	Suffolk
The Bristal at Mount Sinai	Assisted Living	400 Sutton Court Mount Sinai, OH 11766	Suffolk
The Bristal at Sayville	Assisted Living	129 Lakeland Avenue Sayville, OH 11782	Suffolk
The Bristal at West Babylon	Assisted Living	520 Montauk Highway West Babylon, OH 11704	Suffolk
Atria Park of Great Neck	Assisted Living	51 Great Neck Rd Great Neck, OH 11021	Nassau
Atria Park of Lynbrook	Assisted Living	100 Peninsula Blvd Lynbrook, OH 11563	Nassau
Atria Glen Cove	Independent Living	146 Glen St Glen Cove, OH 11542	Nassau
Atria East Northport	Independent Living	10 Cheshire Pl East Northport, OH 11731	Suffolk
Atria Bay Shore	Independent Living	53 Ocean Ave Bay Shore, OH 11706	Suffolk
Atria Patchogue	Assisted Living	131 East Main Street Patchogue, OH 11772	Suffolk
Sunrise of Huntington	Assisted Living	300 West Hills Road Huntington Station, OH 11746	Suffolk
Sunrise of Smithtown	Assisted Living	30 NY-111 Smithtown, OH 11787	Suffolk
Sunrise of Holbrook	Assisted Living	320 Patchogue Holbrook Road Holbrook, OH 11741	Suffolk
Sunrise of Plainview	Assisted Living	1231 Old Country Road Plainview, OH 11803	Nassau
Sunrise of East Meadow	Assisted Living	1555 Glen Curtiss Boulevard East Meadow, OH 11554	Nassau
Sunrise of West Babylon	Assisted Living	580 Montauk Highway West Babylon, OH 11704	Suffolk
Sunrise of North Lynbrook	Assisted Living	53 Franklin Avenue Lynbrook, OH 11563	Nassau
Sunrise of Dix Hills	Assisted Living	337 Deer Park Road Dix Hills, OH 11746	Suffolk
Sunrise of Glen Cove	Assisted Living	39 Forest Avenue Glen Cove, OH 11542	Nassau
Gurwin Jewish - Fay J. Lindner Residences	Assisted Living	50 Hauppauge Road Commack, OH 11725	Suffolk
Jefferson's Ferry	Independent Living	One Jefferson Ferry Drive South Setauket, OH 11720	Suffolk
Peconic Landing	Independent Living	1600 Brecknock Road Greenport, OH 11944	Suffolk

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